Subj : Re: Does Usenet still have value?
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Feb 14 2022 09:58:25

 Ar> I don't hang up because of the accent. I hang up the moment I detect it
 Ar> is a call center.
 Ar> 

 Ar> Lots of these orgs are using robocallers. A computer calls you, and when
 Ar> you pick the phone up, they pass the call to an employee. It takes about
 Ar> a second for the employee to pick it up, so you can detect it is a call
 Ar> center because of the artificial delay. There is also the fact that a
 Ar> lot of call centers are really cheap and use no background nopise
 Ar> filters, so you can hear other employees spamming people in the
 Ar> background.

Yes, that is very obvious "tell".  Often you can hear the very end of some background music or other sound being cut off.

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